smuggling

in Vietnamese Chở hàng lậu, buôn lậu

BrE /ˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ/ AmE /ˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ/

noun en → vi

1 ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION [uncountable] B2

Chở hàng lậu, buôn lậu

the activity of taking goods into or out of a country secretly and illegally, usually to avoid paying tax on them

  • smuggling of something

Collocations smuggling of drugs · smuggling of weapons

  • The police are investigating a case of smuggling.

    Cảnh sát đang điều tra một vụ buôn lậu.

2 ILLEGAL ACTIVITY [countable] B2

Hành vi buôn lậu

the act of secretly and illegally taking goods into or out of a country, usually to avoid paying tax on them

  • a case of smuggling

Collocations case of smuggling · incident of smuggling

  • There was a major smuggling incident at the border.

    Có một vụ buôn lậu lớn xảy ra ở biên giới.